A wall is missing on a building at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area.
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A wall is missing on a building at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a flash flood swept through the area.
Julio Cortez/AP
President Trump has said he is considering eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. We discuss FEMA’s role in helping Texas communities recover from recent flash floods, and what that response indicates about the agency’s future.
This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and environmental correspondent Rebecca Hersher.
This podcast was produced by Casey Morell & Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
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